Digital China 2010 is an international dialogue between Shanghai and Berlin, the most vibrant and creative cities in the East and West respectively. It is constructed as a professional symposium taking place in Berlin and in Shanghai. The theme of Digital China 2010 is the relationship between Cultural Policy-making and the Creative Industries. Digital China 2010 will be the groundbreaking project for cultural Policy exchange between governments and practitioners, as well as between the two regions. The main partnership behind this project is the Shanghai eARTS Development Company (under Shanghai Cultural Development Foundation), and IKM from the Freie Universität Berlin. This project will be a starting point for both countries to build up economic cooperation, academic exchanges and cultural understanding.

Digital China 2010 is a joint presentation of the Institute for Cultural and Media Management of Freie Universität Berlin and Shanghai eARTS Organization, and has been initiated by Shi Li-Sanderson. Digital China 2010 is a China/Germany international exchange project, supported by the China Foundation for the Development of Social Culture.


Digital China 2010 in Shanghai
Key words: City, life style, education, globalised collaboration, web, social communication.
Headings & Topics

    * Creative Cities and Creative Industries
          o Topic: The creative city as an essential part of good government.
    * Creative Thoughts and Applications
          o Topic: Education as the source for the creative city.

Day 1
Heading: Creative Cities and Creative Industries
Topic: The creative city as an essential part of good government
Questions

   1. How can the city reflect good government?
   2. What place do creative industries have in the relationship between city and government?
   3. How can government support the creative industries to enhance the city?

Time: 2010.5.31 16:00－20:00

Place: 286 Huang Pi Bei Road, by Nan Jing Xi Road Shanghai
Day 2
Heading: Creative Thoughts and Applications
Topic: Education as the source for the creative city
Questions

   1. What role can education play in inspiring better city life?
   2. What applications can media art research have in the city?
   3. How do changes in city life impact on the academy and its methods?

Time: 2010.06.01 16:00－20:00

Place: Shanghai Institute of Visual Art, Fudan University. 2200 Wenxiang Road, SongJiang District, Shanghai